Gainesville FL

Carrie Elizabeth Webb, 46, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after a jury found her guilty of burglarizing a former employer's business while wearing a mask to conceal her identity. The post Woman sentenced to 10 years in prison after jury finds her guilty of burglarizing former employer’s business appeared...

Braja Mandala Sanchez, 38, was arrested yesterday after allegedly threatening a maintenance worker while holding a hatchet. The post Homeless man arrested for using a hatchet to threaten a maintenance worker appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

The City of Gainesville is holding a second Community Workshop to gather input regarding planned improvements at the T.B. McPherson Recreation Complex, located at 1717 SE 15th St. The workshop will be held on Thursday, April 9, 6-7:30 p.m., at the T.B. McPherson Center. The post Community workshop for T.B. McPherson...

During the morning session of the April 2 Gainesville City Commission meeting, Commissioners voted to delay a decision on a permanent City Manager until early 2027 and approved a contract for red light cameras. The post Gainesville City Commission postpones City Manager selection to 2027, approves red light camera...

There is a place in Gainesville, Florida, where towering bamboo casts long shadows over quiet paths, giant water lilies float like green platters on still ponds, and butterflies drift between blooms as if they own the place. It covers more than 60 acres and costs just $12 to get in, which makes it one of the...

Florida does not usually lead you to places like this, and that is exactly what makes it unforgettable. It is the kind of restaurant you hear about from someone who swears it is worth the drive, a place you almost do not believe exists until you see it for yourself. The road there feels quieter, slower, like you are...

State Rep. Yvonne Hayes Hinson stated in a March 31 press release that state and local environmental agencies found no current health risk to students or staff from chemical toxins previously detected at Joseph Williams Elementary School in southeast Gainesville. A recent Florida Department of Environmental...

FLORIDA — A man riding a lawnmower was killed and a pickup truck driver was hospitalized following a crash in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers said the crash occurred Monday along Northwest 118th Street Road. According to investigators, a Ford F-150 was traveling southbound when the...

More than 1,000 Jewish students, faculty, alumni and community members gathered April 1 at the University of Florida’s O’Connell Center for what organizers said was the largest single‑seated Passover Seder in the United States. Hosted by the Chabad UF Jewish Student & Community Center, the event aimed to ensure that...

Garbage trucks and semis roll in and out of Leveda Brown Environmental Park, each carrying up to 22 tons of garbage. Most of that waste didn’t have to be there. A tour of the Leveda Brown Transfer Station was one of the events scheduled during Zero Waste Gainesville’s 7th annual Zero Waste Week, which runs through...